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NEUTRALS WARNED
Copenhagen, Jan. 5.
The Berlin correspondent of the National Tidende understands from authoritative quarters that Germany will soon inform the neutral Powers that they ennnot relain membership in the League and reminin neutral, because the Lengue is dominated by England and France-United Press.
Noutral Pross Replies
The National Tidende gives o Vigorous reply to Germany's warning to the northern countries,
"We slate openly that hitherto we had not imagined that Germany could find it necessary to warn the northern countries against allowing their territory to be used for mill tary purposes by the great Powers," says the paper. "Such a possibility does not exist.
"One further thing we must make absolutely clear: the morni, material and military claims are put too high
Lord Lothian
Praised
A
NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (Rouler). "No British Ambassador ever spoke so frankly to an. Ameri- can audience than Lord Lothian did in Chicago," says the "New York Times," "His speech_re. presents » striking democratisa- tion and humanization of British polley. It harmonises with the policy enumelled by President Roosevelt on Wednesday. He could
American appeal for sympathy on the statement of war alms, which is more expilelt than any yel made in Parlla- meni.
"In the Hght of this speecli Britain is ready to abdicate the Empire in the Interests of world- wide
democratic security for civilisation. Lord Lothian, like President Roosevelt saw no hope for a lasting settlement without American participation in the peace."
WEEKLY TRAFFIC TOLL
when they demand that the Nordic Six People Lose Lives In
peoples shall
prevent two great
Powers from bringing help to Finland which is menaced by the superior forees of Bolshevism."-Reuter.
Soviet-Bulgar Treaty
Moscow.
Jan. 3.
It is understood that the Soviet Bulgarian negotiations have been virtually concluded for a trade and maritime agreement providing for na annual turnover of 500,000,000 levas
The agreement will be signed to morrow. United Press.
Finnish Problem
New York, Jan. 3. The New York Times says it is fairly well established in diplomatic circles in Washington that'n wide division of opinion exists between the Nazi leaders regarding the policy to- words Finland.
to
Street Mishaps
During the week ending 8 a.m. on Saturday, there were in Hongkong 300 traffle accidents, as the result of which six people wire killed and 34 Injured.
Of those killed, a man, aged 19, nd a woman aged 60, were knocked down by a tram and a motor res- pectively. A seven-year-old girl and
man uged 70, were knocked down by motor lorries. They were all erossing the careingewny. A bleyele rider aged 30 died from injuries re- ceived as the result of collision be- tween vehicles. A nine-year-old boy wus killed by a car after it had collided with a stationary car and then mounted the pavement.
Of those injured, 20 were pedes- trians, who were crossing the car- riageway and struck by vehicles, A Ribbentrop is sald
bicycle rider was injured as the re- advocate active ald for the Soviet while Mar-sult of a collision between vehicles. shal Goering vigorously opposes such A car passenger was injured when his car collided with a stationary cur and then mounted the pavement. Six tram passengers were injured while alighting from moving tram- cars.
a course.
The New York Times also states that Germany is detaining for sub- mission to Prize Court proceedings three Finnish vessels bound for the United States with wood pulp. Many! Of 100 neeldents, 35 were collisions of 37 auch Finnish ships were heldį between vehicles; 44 were collisions up In Germany several weeks between vehicles and pedestrians; 20 Reuter.
accidents were due to other causes.
Girls' and Boys' Corner
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Name
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Dear Kiddles,
This is all my own work
Lots of entries for last week's com- petition which was, on the whole, very well done. After careful con- sideration, I have decided to award the prizes this week to:-
Patricia Otorie: As you did not state your age, your entry had to be taken out of the competition.
This week, kiddies, we are having an interesting type of puzzle. You- will have heard that people with gardens in England are preparing to grow us much food as possible them and in this puzzle five kinds of vegetables to be grown are named. Can you find out the names?
in
Saturday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
America and Japan
Relations are Said To Be Now Worse
Tokyo, Jan. 5.
The Kokumin Shimbun reports that the Foreign Minister, Admiral Nomura, will shortly have another interview with Mr. Joseph Grow, American Ambassador, when he will ask, the American Government to reconsider their attitude.
The situation
the two between countries is still going from bad to worse despite the recent Japanese de- ciklon to reopen the Yangtse and lai threatened with even the worst even- tuality the paper warns-Domel,
Slapping Incident
Shanghal, Jun, 5. Miss Frances Donnkison has sign- ed a statement in the presence of the United State Consulate officials des- cribing the details of the affair in which a Japanese sentry allegedly struck her.
This statement has been forwarded to Japanese Consulate, United Press,
No Immediate Action
Washington, Jon. 4. Senator Key Pittman to-day said he is not contemplating action on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for an embargo until the treaty ex- pires.
Ile said the Committee would pro- ixibly meet on Wednesday but would devote its talks to domestic matters. Personally he favoured enactment of mandatory embargo of United States exports to Japan, but as such a measure is not likely to obtain up- proval of Congress at present, he would follow his resolution already introduced, merely to empower the) President to embargo exports.
interests,
WOMEN IN THE WAR
Activities On The Home Front
January 6, 1940.
Britain Warned By U.S.
icluding their
LONDON, Jan. 5 (UF)-It is learned in authoritativo quarters that Wantington, has warned London flut the United States Government will hold Britain responsible for any lom" or damage suffered by United Slates slips, cargoes, when such vessels aro forced by British var craft to divert their course from non- combat to combat designated in the Neutrality Act. It is understood that Britain has not yet repiled to the Note.
areas da
Russians Rushing Up Troops.
Copenhagen. Jan. 5. The Ekstra Bladets quotes the Stockholm Social Demokraten's Hel- sinki correspondent as stating that
with
LEEDS.-War work for women is advaneing in the West and East Tid- the Russians are bringing the pre- ings. Though the inflow of volun-ations for a new Isthmus offen- a total of teers for civil defence has slackened sive to a climax since the first recruiting drive, the for the entire Finnish campaign.
2,000,000 troops at present mobilised body now nusembled in the Women's Voluntary
Services is always extend-
It is stated that 800,000 from this ing its activities, and the effort in all sectors, exclusive of Petsamo, total are at present on active duty to nugment hospital supplies is growing every day. A review of W.VS. worked the remaining 1,200,000 are now may indicate to other areas some of ofleers returned from the front who 123 camps receiving instruction from the ways in which Yorkshire women are familiar with the type of cant- are helping their country.
paign they have experienced so far Policy and organisation interest in Finland, United Press. perhaps the few, but for them it Finn Penetrato Inland should be stated that the regional
Rovaniemi, Jan, S. headquarters prefer the offer sys- While the Finns continued inter- tem to committees, and find they do sive patrol warfare behind the Rus- their best job where the officers are sinn lines on the Salla sector, Russlan in closest association with the local planca bombed and machine-gunned authority.
the Finnish columns marching into sults are not revealed. positions at various points. The re-
This Hin't with the local leaders provides noteworthy examples. In Hull the W.VS. have worked out for
was
In recent days the Russians scnt Senator Pittman's comment leaded the municipality a scheme for help planes to northern Fintand from the small squadrons of three to nine to confirm the impression among im- ing the homeless after an air raid, bases at Kandalaksja und Uhtua in partial persons that the State Depart the aim being to set them on their mert intende to give Japan until feet again instead of throwing them in effort to damage the Finnish com- January 20 every opportunity to im- on the local authority, which would the front. Apart from the destruc- munications and impede transport to prove relations with the
United have its hands full at such a time. tion of an apartment house at Ulca- Slates, though it feels that so far Sixty feeding centres have been reborg on Wednesday, Japan has in no way sumelently ranised, through which the people were killed
where three rectified Injustices to United States' will get coupons entitling them to a ported. Ulcaborg
Sttle damage was re- hot meal quieldly, and three more in
agoin in the next three days, at any one of 29 state of alarm the following day but Observers commented that the dining centres served by van from
nothing occurred, United States proceeded slowly four regional kitchens, The work is throughout the entire controversy. cone through the various women's nevertheless insistance en observa-groups-in the churches, the "Brigh tion of treaty rights la persisted in ter Hours," the tea partics, and so unwaveringly, and with steadily in- cn-and already the feeding centres creasing emphasis. the impression that if Japan has not in the neighbourhood. A scheme is tween the frontier and the railway is Senator Pittman's comment created are being filed with clothing, blan- that the Finnish patrois penetrated kets, and bedding begged from people as far as Kandaluksja (Russian base
on the White Sen). The distance be made satisfactory proposals before also being prepared for assisting in
The renewed rumours that the Murmanske railway has been cut are neither confirmed nor denied in nu- thoritative quarters.
On the Sella front it is admitted
On the south between Tolvajnervi
January
28, the Sinle Department the eventual rehousing of the people about 70 kilometres, feels itself free to encourage Con- needing such facilities. This is the
Tess action with
against Japan.
some resolution most extensive programme in the re-and Lake Onego the distance is only empowering Economic influence glon, but in other areas ways and 00 kilometres. After the defeat of means are being devised for helping the Russian forces at Tolvajaervi, it public asstatarice deportatents to Lupe was officially admitted that the Finns with post-roid difficulties.
The State Department and Senator Pittman both apparently feel that by waiting until January 26 they will not only be fairer to Japan, but also have a better case before Congress, to whom they can represent the need for an embargo resolution on the Krounds that negotiations-have-falled, -United Press.
Hospital Supplies
were
thesuing the enemy and crossed
border. Informed quarters say that even without interferener the Murmansk
It
Also in preparation for the possi-time has always been a problem. bio local incidence of war are plans in mostly single track, and has been for hospital supplies-The-St-John-blocked-several times lately-with Ambulance Brigade and the British troop transports. It is therefore pos- Red Cross have affiliated to them-sible that the rises at the northern Peking Incident
selves the W.V.S. and the Personal end are temporarily cut off from Pelping, Jan. 5.
Service Lengue, and the asset in this supplies even if the line is not cut. Corporal Malsul of the Japanese to the W.VS. is that, as the organisa--United Press, Garrison was fired upon by ans
tion may not raise funds for any- American sentry near the American thing, the Red Cross can find much barrucks ot Kiaominchiang in the for them to do. Already the fest
Helsinki, Jan. 5. city about 12.30 a.m. to-day.
consignment of nearly 60,000 articles,
The President has ratlled the order The Japanese soldier was later in
bought, made, and collected since prolonging the validity of the to be in morning reported
war began, has been sent
German-Finnish commercial agree- to London. critical condition. Jopanese authori- ties concerned are carrying out in vestigations into the Incident, which
the
Treaty Renewed
It included swabs, gauze, surgeons, ment for 1940-Reuter. masks, bandages, operating stockings, special shirts, and ordinary things.
is saki to have been due to a mis-like socks, scarves, shirts, Balaclava THEY WERE INVITED understanding. Domel.
Japan-Russia
Tokyo, Jan. 5.
helmets, and mittens. Working par- ties are turning out a lot of blankets. In Sheffield they have knitted 2,000 of them, made in Sin.
squares crocheted together; some are mode
of
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The establishment of joint com-up of all sorts and colours of wools Paid France missions for re-demarcating the and are riotous patchworks; others mines, etc. boundary between. Manchukuo, So- viet Union and Outer Mongolia will cd. One thousand have gone to hends in France.
are skilfully and beautifully pattern- pave the way for an epoch-making evacuees in the region, 500 to the The Saar is also, for its size," one improvement in the relations between War Office, and the rest to local re of the most thickly populated areas them.
lleving centres. As for hospital per- In the world, There have been over 1,000 disputes sonnel, a great effort has been made along the boundary extending over to overcome the scarcity of auxiliary square
There are over 1,000 people to the 5,000 kilometres between Manchukuo nurses; Leeds and Bradford have be- 350 to the square mile for the rest mile there, compared with and the Soviet Union and Outer Mon- tween 500 and 700 each, and in the of Germany. golia, Of these, much significence is administrative county several villages attached to the following five points. recruited as many as 15 volunteers on the mines.
A third of the population depend Firstly, a decision 6s to the owner- last week. Ambulance drivers were, ship of the delta of Khabarovsk, hard to get in pre-war days, but the France several times the Saar basin Although it has belonged to formerly Chinese territory but later numbers have steadily risen, though is definitely German. occupied by Tsarist Rusalo and now here and there a gap still remains. strongly fortified by the Soviet Union,
the French took Alsace Secondly, redemarcation of the Another of the larger tasks which and Lorraine after the war, the eastern border line near Tungning, WV.S. have undertaken is evacua- troops were greeted with delight. which moverl approximately 50 tion. Recently
But the Minister
propio of the Saar were the metres to the Manchukuo side as a re-Hoalth compilmented likley on Its
glum. sult of the 1889 food.
post- and ante-natal clinic where ex-
Last time, the French did not enter Thirdly, settlement of the dispute pectant mothers live in community, the Saar unili after the war was regarding the highway of Shatsu- with their toddlers, it any. The fengong on the cost Manchukuo children are cared for while the This time things are different. border line norh of Changkufeng, mothers are away a fortnight in the which lies in Dunchunhaine, Chientao maternity hospital, and then the province, of Manchukuo. Notwith-mothers return for another three CHILD'S TELL-TALE Each row, of pletures and spaces
standing, the Soviet Red Army has weeks, after which the family is re- indicates one name. Take the first
prohibited traffic along this route. billeted. In several receiving areas Coupons have been sent to Wendy, letter only of each picture, and where
Fourthly, settlement of the dispute the W.V.S. are helping the medical over the small village of 64 house- George and Fin which I want them you come to a spore use one of the
ofleer with any work for which hel holds which was established over for has not enough hands, to bring to the "Hongkong Telegraph" letters given below. Thus, with the
sometimes ty years ago by Manchurian farmers runnlag for him a sick bay, or an offices in Wyndham Street. The first row, you start P for pod, O
on the northern bank of the Amur Isolation buy.. coupons will then be exchanged for (from befow), T for trowel, A for
River, but which arrow and so on. If you can and
was occupied by money prizes.
Russia in 1000. Specially commended for excellent all Ave names, wrilo them neatly in
Fifthly, redemarcation of the WCB work are the following:
Ink or peneli on a postenrd, then add
tem border between Manchukuo and Seniors: Joan Gordon, Audrey your name, age and address, Post
The Soviet Union.-Donal Heath, Paul Vessoona, John Gray Telegraph. Wyndham Street, before 10 Uncle Eddie c/o "Hongkong Douglas Weddall, Frongis Conway, Roolie Harris, Helen Calvert, Wilbur 2 pm, on Wednesday. Prizes will be Marshall, 5lu Ka-hee, G. Brummer, given for the correct and best written
each Alan Young, David Baxter, Ernest entry in
ago section. Full Low, D. Decker.
allowance will be made for age. Intermediates: F. Grafalde, James; Good luck, kiddies. Seat, Sidney Ston, Donald Marshall, Maria L Leltao, S.S. Bux, Horació Ozorio, Gerald van Langenberg,
Juniors: Gerald Marshall, P. Wong, Lily Lee, Teresa Franco, R. Remedios, Norn Chan.
Wendy Harton (aged 11), c/o Tho Tressary, Hongkong.
George Ferrier (aged 10%), 138, Kennedy Road,
Fia Özorla (aged 5), 289, ⋅ Princo Edward Rond,
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Last Payment Made
TONGUE
Your child's tongue will tell you plainly when the tiny bowels need the help of a laxative. A conted tongue means a sour stomach and constipation. But you have to be most careful what medicine you give. representative of the
Strong purgatives weakens and leave Embassy, the official Turs Nows the bowels more bound than ever, Agency announced to-day.
and nothing stops a child's growth Bite constipation.
Manchukuo
It le pointed out that the Japanese
Doctors and nurses everywhere Government have guaranteed that advise California Strup Moscow, Jan. B.
of Figs the last instalment in the payment because it is a pure fruit loxative, Japan's commitment to the Soviet for the cession of the NMR by Ute therefore safe, and, being a liquid Unlon regarding the last instalment Soviet Union in the payment for the transfer of the be settled by January 4, 1940.
to Manchukuo would you can measure the dose to a nicety North Manchurin Railway to Manchu-
lub was fullled when the President
to suit your children's system. Kid-
The settlement was connected with dios love its pleasant taste and thrive
of the Japan Industrial Bank on the, conclusion of a 'fishery modus all the better for it. Thursday handed a cheque to M. vivendi between Japan and the 30- Get a bottle to-day. Ohlainable Constantin Smetania, the Soviet Amviet Union at the end of last year. from all chemists, druggists, and bassador, at Tokyo in the presence of Domel.
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